The Historical Evolution of Qingdao Mosque

Qingdao has the unique charm of "blue sea, blue sky, green trees and red tiles". There are countless apartments and villas built by the sea, each with its own style; There are rows of tall buildings on the ground, strewn at random. On the high slope of No.562 Tongan Road in the city, there is a newly-built Arab building with white walls and green tiles, five copper-green domes shining in the sun, and two minarets, the Moon Tower and the minaret, rise into the sky. Qingdao, known as the architectural museum, has added a beautiful scenery, that is, Qingdao Mosque.

Qingdao is a modern international port city, but it has a history of only 100 years. With the opening of Ji Jiao Railway, Muslims moved here from other places. From 65438 to 0928, the Ho brothers came to Qingdao from Dongping, Shandong Province to do business and settle down, becoming the earliest Hui Muslims in Qingdao. 1929, Ma Fuxiang, the northwest Muslim Hui warlord, became the mayor of Qingdao, and some Hui people in his subordinates, followers and soldiers' families settled in Qingdao. Around War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, some businessmen came to Qingdao from Beijing and Tianjin to start jewelry, antiques and other businesses. After the founding of New China, many Muslims among demobilized soldiers, workers and students came to Qingdao, but they never formed a relatively close neighborhood relationship. By the time of the 1990 census, there were 2,220 Muslims, accounting for about two thousandths of the city's total population. However, as long as there are a certain number of Muslims, there will be mosques. As early as 1929, under extremely difficult conditions, Wang (Imam), Mu Huating and others initiated fund-raising activities, bought a two-story foreign building at No.9 Changzhou Road and rebuilt it. This is the only mosque in Qingdao that has been used for nearly 80 years.

Qingdao is a multi-religious city. The Catholic Church in Zhejiang Road and the Christian Church in Jiangsu Road are famous all over the country for their architectural scale and modeling. Zhanshan Temple in Buddhism is one of the famous jungles in the north. Taoism's Laoshan Taiqing Palace is even more famous in the world. Since the reform and opening up, Qingdao's economy has developed rapidly, and the number of Chinese and foreign Muslims who come to do business, travel and study abroad has greatly increased. Changzhou Road Mosque is small in scale and simple in facilities, which is far from meeting the needs of Muslims' normal religious life. At the second session of the 12th National People's Congress of Qingdao in 2000, 18 representatives jointly put forward a proposal to rebuild the mosque, which attracted great attention of the municipal party committee and government, and made a decision of "agreeing to rebuild the mosque" in 2006, 5438+0. In 2003, the news that the regatta of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was held in Qingdao made the people of all ethnic groups in Qingdao more excited. In order to better receive Muslim athletes and coaches from participating countries and fully display the image of the host city and China's ethnic and religious policies, with the leadership and support of the government, 15 mu of land was set aside on Tongan Road in Shibei District for the construction of temples. At the same time, in order to help solve the financial difficulties of temple construction, other religious groups also lend a helping hand and generously help each other, which has written a new chapter for national unity and religious harmony in Qingdao. In 2005, the mosque project was launched. In June 2006, a modern and fully functional mosque was successfully completed. On September 3, 2007, the Changzhou Road Mosque ceased to be used, and a new mosque located at No.562 Tongan Road was opened to serve Chinese and foreign Muslims with a brand-new look and posture.